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Personally as a Metroid fan, i must rate this one a 5, and as a gamer, great graphics and animation. The gameplay is similar to older 2-D metroid games but more suprises and secrets. Satisfying for the casual gamer, extraordinary for Metroid fans.
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This is a great game. The only negative factor is that you can beat it in a day or two. The enemies are cool, as well as the bosses. One of the best GBA games I've played.
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Not much I can add about Zero Mission that others haven't said...it's a great little Metroid game for your GBA/SP. If you already like Metroid games or 2D side-scrollers, it's a must-buy, and if you don't, well maybe it's not for you.
Gameplay is great, a linear format in that the game shows you where to go next, but you can explore around if you'd rather do that. In fact there are documented "sequence breaks" where you can alter the normal flow of the game and get items earlier than you should; refer to Gamefaqs.com for such info.
The graphics, music, and sound effects are all top-notch for the GBA and show off its multimedia capabilities (although I caught the Metroid developers reusing Link's Awakening's "Eagle's Tower" theme in Ridley's Lair!).
Infinitely replayable, lots of items to find (many hidden, par for the course for a Metroid game), just a great Metroid game. Unfortunately, it's way too easy (even on the Hard skill), and way too short too. I beat it in 4 hours on my first try (74% item collection) without a walkthrough, and aside from Kraid, didn't need to see how to beat a boss either. If you want a difficult Metroid game, find either Super Metroid (SNES) or Metroid II (GB '89), or beat this game once to unlock Metroid 1 NES, a true test of gaming skill!
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But it is still fun. This game feels like simply the twin sister of Metroid Fusion. And both take inspiration from the SNES Super Metroid. Not the Game Cube Metroid. Sure, there may be similar aspects to the GC Metroid like the menu screens, but this is straight from the SNES version. The gameplay is tight. The graphics are 2D goodness. The sound is as good as you can get on the GBA, which is good.
This simply is a side scrolling 2D platformer with the goal of powering up with predefined powers that nobody should be surprised with by now. In the end you become an unstoppable alien killing machine. Which I always thought took the fun out of it but at the same time let you explore lots more of the worlds than if you didn't have those powers. One thing I did like was a little sequence where you have to run through an alien base sans your power suit. Which means you had to sneak around and not get caught which changed the whole gameplay dynamic altogether. I wish there was more of that though. I got pretty good at keeping those aliens off my [...]. But the main thing about this series is the exploration. Seeing if you can do certain moves and figure out certain ways to use those moves (consisting of a charged up battering ram rushing attack) to get to secret places.
Average game. Fun gameplay. Been there done that. I would have given it a half star more, though.
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Metroid: Zero Mission is probably the best GBA game I've played. In fact, it's so good, I had to stop playing it to write this review. It has lots of cool unlockables and fun puzzles! It's hard enough that I can't beat it in one sitting, and easy enough that I never had to read any walkthroughs! (except for the part where I had to find Kraid.)
Gameplay: 9/10
It has a good amount of puzzles, not too many, and it's not all running and jumping like some Sonic games. High replay value also, because you'll have to replay to unlock more cool stuff.
Music: 9/10
The music is great, the only problem is that it's a bit too repetitive (especially the Brinstar theme). But, there's a sound test, and that's always good.
Graphics: 10/10
The graphics are great, especially Ridley and the Metroids. Also, nothing is really distracting.
Story: 9/10
It's almost the same story as the original Metroid, which is to be expected considering this game is almost a remake of the original.
Overall: 9.25/10
It's a great game. The bosses are fun, not too easy like Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, and not too hard like Advance Guardian Heroes. Even better, one of the unlockables is the original Metroid game, which is also fun.
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